Rescue crews in Puerto Rico say they have found seven tourists who got lost in a popular tropical forest on the island's northeastern corner. It is the second such rescue at El Yunque in less than a week.

Artex, the Cuban company in charge of artistic and literary promotions, which will celebrate its 27th anniversary on April 1st, recently showed the national media its new Bandera project.

The Minister issued his charge recently as he embarked on a series of stakeholder meetings with subsector groups to outline the way forward, with the emphasis being on growth.

U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a speech Tuesday at the Alicia Alonso Theater in Havana during his historic visit to Cuba, the White House informed Wednesday. The U.S. government hopes the speech will be broadcast live on Cuba television.

Punching fresh holes in the generations-old U.S. embargo, Obama's administration removed the last meaningful restrictions on travel, putting a Cuba vacation within reach for millions of Americans over the coming years.

Travelers arriving or departing Barbados will be fingerprinted beginning April 1, according to the country's Immigration Department.

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